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It's February and you know what that means? Mobile Nations Fitness Month! That's when we all get together to get in shape, share tips and tricks and recipes for success, review amazing apps and accessories, give away great prizes, and have a ton of fun! This year we're doing it a little differently, though. We're doing weekly themes, and that means every week you'll have new and exciting challenges, and new chances to win!

Week 4: Balance!

That's right, it's time to bring everything together and work towards a balanced life! It's really hard to eat and sleep well, and exercise regularly, especially with as all the other things we have to do. That's why it's important to not only act healthier for a week or month, but to build healthier habits into your ever day lifestyle.

To round out the month, we'll be reviewing a bunch of great apps and accessories that can help you keep it together, and keep yourself on track with your nutrition, exercise and relaxation goals.

And we are also going to be doing the mother of all contests.

Contest: Win the fitness device of your dreams!

Leave a comment below telling us what you've gotten out of Mobile Nations Fitness Month -- how much you've improved or been inspired, what you plan to do to keep it up throughout the year, or even how much you simply sat on the couch and watched it all transpire around you! -- and you'll be entered to win a $400 gift certificate to put towards whatever phone, tablet, or even gaming system will help you keep up with your fitness goals!

Be it iPhone or Galaxy Note, Lumia or BlackBerry, Surface or Droid, iPad or Android tablet, Xbox or Wii, we want to help you bring it home!

Having been suffering with depression I have found it difficult to do pretty much anything. I did however challenge myself to complete the mobile nations fitness month. I have managed to sort out my sleep pattern, I still need to work on eating regular but I have been out walking on a regular basis using adidas my coach on my blackberry 9900 to try and keep it up and to challenge myself. As a result I feel I have been making steady progress in my recovery from depression and have felt lower levels of stress.

I've already been working on all the things discussed this month but what I've been able to take away is the camaraderie of all the rest of the folks participating, the tips being passed around and the motivation garnered from making things public.

I've always been into staying fit, but I really have learned different ways to balance my MIND this month, through yoga. Taking the time to clear my head really benefits my overall well-being. THANKS GUYS and GALS.

I was reminded to live a more balanced life, spend less time on my computer and get out an walk. I need to exercise and sleep better. Nights are getting long, my body feels aching and I can live a better life by changing my decisions :)

Learned alot just from reading the articles, particularly about available apps that could help me track my fitness goals. Did a search on apps for the PlayBook and am considering which ones I could use to help my wife and I track our fitness goals.

I've been doing a lot of what was talked about for awhile now, but I did get some new ideas to try. I would like to thank Mobile Nations for doing fitness month. It's a great idea and it does help me stay motivated.

The sleep and relaxation special was very informative. Daniel definitely came across as a knowledgeable person on the subject of sleep.

I had no idea about the 3 stages of sleep. I wake up groggy during the 5 day work week and usually try to catch up on sleep on the weekend. Didn't realize that too much sleep is bad for you.

Also the comments of melatonin (however you spell it) made sense. I will be changing my night reading from the playbook (LED backlit) to using my Kindle with another indirect source of light. That way I can read to sleep instead of watching a show or reading on a screen that will restrict my melatonin levels.

Sleeping in this constant no stop work environment is hard enough as it is. I was presently surprised at how relevant this podcast would be. I am glad to have listened, as there were tips I will be using going forward.

To quote a cartoon from my days... "Knowing is half the battle." Thanks for the awareness and now that summer is around the corner I've taken up running with Runtastic to help me keep a personal record or my activity.

Lastly life is a marathon and well BALANCE is a key to success... right? :D

I got back into the swing of running again. Balance for me is about that infamous work life thing, where the balance of my home office versus my fitness routine versus my family time, etc. takes place.

WHEW what a month!!!!!! I have learned so much and it's great to see the final topic is balance, because that IS a key. I have learned it's important to exercise, have a proper diet, AND get good sleep and rest. The tools and tips presented during fitness month were both informative and inspiring. And now with balance you have brought it all together. Excellent job Mobile Nations team! I special shout out to Rene, Georgia, Michelle, DJ and Alicia who worked their butts off!!!

Fitness Month managed to guilt me into working out. It was the only regular reminder that I was fat and lazy, and that grad school is no excuse! I've been playing racquetball regularly and just started biking to class with Endomondo. I'm already addicted, gotta beat my best time every week!

After end year parties and carnival in Brazil, I lost 2kg, 84kg to 82kg. I have a hard practice in tennis, my favorite sport (ok I play Stick Tennis App, a lot, in PlayBook too) . Next week I go to local tennis championship. So, I will go see... Tks.

Fitness month came exactly at the right time for me. Due to the bad weather I started to neglect on my weekly exercises. It reminded me to keep things up with Endomondo and the 6 Weeks Training app. It also introduced me to Runtastic (which has a fantastic modern UI) but in the end I decided to stick with the apps I already used. Which doesnt matter as all that matters are the end-results. Hopefully next month the improved weather will be enough to motivate me!

My answer might invalidate me, but I didn't really get anything out of fitness week lol. I generally walk about 1.5 miles every day to campus and back, but I don't do much else for exercise or care to do more.
I do very much appreciate the mention of Ambiance in one of the blog posts though (that was fitness week right?).

I actually had a great month fitness-wise thanks in part to Fitness Month and the continuation of a New Year's Resolution I have managed to keep so far. I haven't lost any weight, but I am definitely more toned already than 2012 and I working towards looking great for this summer. I mostly just used the fitness updates as reminders to keep going, but there were certainly some great tips (some of which I have kept up) I adopted. Thanks Mobile Nations team - keep up the great work, and good luck everyone!

Honestly i didn't "learn" a lot about fitness pre se'. I've been certified as a personal trainer out of personal interest, but dont do it for a living and I exercise regularly. I have been active and have lived a healthy lifestyle for the majority of my 38 years alive.
What I did learn though is that it is awesome that you are getting the message out about healthy living and lifestyle choices for longevity. Sappy, but true, as that all is I wanna win a new damn phone. :)

I gained 2 kg because of all the food from Chinese New Year. But I've lost all 2 kg of them from my morning jog and basketball. And I've cut down my cigarettes to 5 a day.
Ultimate goal is to completely quit cigarettes.

Following the Mobile Nations Fitness Months posts across the websites (iMore, AC, CB, and WPC) helped in motivating me to work on my health with a serious attitude. Ever since I got married a few months ago, I literally stopped watching my weight and started eating erratically. On top of that, workload at the office increased tenfold causing more stress throughout along with lack of sleep.

Although there were various useful tips and apps highlighted during this month, some have helped me in achieving my goals (or take strides in moving towards my ideal goals). "Cooking Light Recipes" is by far one of the best healthy eating recipes app that I've used thus far even though it doesn't have some features that other applications my have. And most importantly, the review of Stress Relief led me to try out some breathing exercises myself, which has led to a much more relaxed day at the office since then.

In an effort to get fit, I've actually done the last thing I ever expected to do: I took a fitness class in school, which will be going on not just for this month, but until the end of June. I was hesitant at first, but I'm feeling great about my decision now :) I use my BlackBerry for fitness apps that help keep track of my progress, as well as to play music to keep me pumped up!

What I got out of fitness month? The motivation to quit smoking, the energy to getting back in shape, and the strength to get myself mentally sound. If it wasn't for Mobile Nations, none if that would have happened. For some reason it home this year. Maybe because I'm getting older with my 37th birthday right around the corner on March 13th....I don't know. Even if I don't win, thank you guys.

Mobile Nations Fitness Month in one word=Motivation. From all the videos and posts of the best fitness apps that are available, paid or free and knowing that Mobile Nations is into it, just gets me going. You guys come together and make sure that not only do you guys bring us the latest news about tech and Apple, but you always want to see us happy and feel great about life. Sometimes, when the tech world slows down a bit (just like my metabolism, oye!), you guys are giving us something unique and healthy to think about! And last time I checked, I cannot think of any other tech site(s) that sincerely care about their readers like Mobile Nations does. It only gets better from here. Thanks a lot guys and here's to next year!

Motivation. I went and got a nike+ fuelband and ive been using it with the app, the nike+ running app and the nike+ training app. Ive never felt better and I have been full of energy. I dont function right for the day if I dont get my exercise in. Thank you so much.

While I may not have watched it closely this year, I did get inspired by it last year. I was so inspired, in fact, my wife and I both went on a diet and each lost 40lbs. As a couple, who didn't really view themselves as overweight (until the first 15lbs came off) , to stick together and lose (so much) weight together was a fun experience. This year, we both plan on getting in shape now that we are happy with our weight.

My fiance and I have been working out with a goal of losing 30 pounds. The person to lose it first get their choice destination for our honeymoon. This fitness month has her in the lead by 5lbs. I keep cheating cause I am having to wait on the Z10 to be released. But I am back on track, and this would make me work harder if I win.

Fitness month has motivated me to start getting healthy so that I may live a long and exciting life. Need to get in shape by mid May for mine and my wife's trip to the Dominican Republic! A nice shiny device would be a great companion on the trip!!

I got some pretty great tips for how to use different types of tech to help me stick to my workout routines. And the constant support from others participating definitely helped on those days when I just didn't feel like doing anything. I like to think during this time I've built some pretty good fitness habits.

As a recent college grad, getting used to going to work and not taking a nap afterwards and eating fast food took awhile to get used to and I put on a decent amount of weight my senior year and the following 8 months.

This month I have stopped eating at the work cafeteria and instead bringing my own lunches to work and bought an exercise bike and have worked out with that and some free weights every other day this month. I'm down 5 pounds and absolutely in better shape, I will be losing a lot more weight when I start cooking my own dinners.

I plan to continue this through the coming months by transitioning the healthy lunches to healthy dinners as well and slowly get away from the fast food, cause apparently my body doesn't handle it like it did a few years ago (a horrible realization)

My venture back into the gym (inspired by fitness month) wasn't to lose weight, but, to increase my strength and endurance and maybe put on a few pounds. I have always worked hard to put weight on and keep it on. I am lifting weights 3 times per week, go cross country skiing once a week and walk for 40 minutes every morning. I am 5'9" and work this hard to stay over 135. The key for me is the resistance training. Without it, I couldn't keep weight on if you put it in a suitcase. My goal is to be able to carry my own groceries as I get older. ;)

I really benefitted from mobile nations fitness month and I really appreciated the cross-site coverage and exposure. I'm a busy at work, busy extra curriculars guy so while I love and want to work out more, it's hard to make time (excuses right?). This month however, during my day-to-day mobile tech scouring I keep seeing posts and forum threads about fitness (even healthy lifestyles tips about resting and balance) and it's motivated me to squeeze those gym workouts, home stretches through the month of February. I'm going to keep at it and look forward to next February and trust mobile nations for a good update on what's hot in mobile fit tech and habits.

Hi mobile nations!! Well fitness month for me was just feb until I was inspired by Kevin! He's always so fun and passionate about these things so I took it upon myself to get myself and 3 students (I own a mma gym) movin for fitness month!!! I'm down 8 pounds and the students are down from 4 to 9 pounds. Thanks from all of us here :-). But, like most mma gym owners in broke :-( Pllllllleeeeaaaassseeeeee hook me up with a z10 ! Pretty please ?? '

Well for me it's relaxtion and how it's important to take some time out in our crazy schedules!!
The wealth of information (with a little help from out TECH) goes a long way to remind us to we need to take care ourselves! Mind, Body & Soul!!

As much as I'm already a fitness buff, it was very buff to read about all the buff tech that can help achieve my buff goals. I'll most likely buy one of those buff Fitbit step readers and hope to see my buffness increase to new high buffs. Buff!

I've started to adapt a mix of my Insanity workout with suggestions from an article of Jared from last year's fitness month that talked about the apps Endomondo and my fitness friends. I found my fitness friends very useful because I'm not allowed weights where I stay, so it is great to have handy workouts I can do when not in a gym setting.

Fitness month has helped motivate me to get back in the habit of exercising more. I've lost and kept off 40 pounds since May of last year, and when the holidays came, I kinda fell out of the habit of working out regularly. Basically, it guilted me into doing what I know I should be doing already.

I've been watching the videos to take a break from all the BB10 content. oh wait who am i kidding there is no taking a break from BB10 its so addictive. Maybe i'll try this exercise thing to see if it makes me as happy as i believe a Z10 would.

mobile nations fitness month jolted me out of a near death situation due to weight. thank you so much. i am now doing 30 minutes on my livestrong treadmill. but i must say that, it was not easy going from 5 minutes to 30 minutes 4 days a week. thank you so much.really appreciate what you are doing(changing lives for better)

Well I have been trying to do the opposite.. Trying to put on some wait.. (I am almost underweight for my height)
But I did follow your videos and figured in generality it should be pretty similar right?
So started eating healthier, Working out a bit more (better use of free time), and going on runs in the evening.
Gained only 1 Kg as yet though :(

I've kept it up from last year's fitness month and have lost 45lbs. I started by using my BB 9780 with Endomondo and am currently using the same app on a Note 2 until I get my Z10 from tmobile. I just need to see if Endomondo is ported to BB10.

I have lost weight, slept better, ate healthier and felt better all month. I've also lost 10 pounds! The contests helped motivate me and knowing that everyone else in the Mobile Nations community was participating made me want to as well. If I got the gift card, I would get a Nexus 4 to help me track runs with Zombies, Run! and track everything else with Fitocracy. Thanks so much Mobile Nations!!!!!!!

I just started 2 weeks ago to being in a diet, working out and eating healthy but this makes me happy to know that I will get rewarded. I would like a Nexus 7 32gb and something that will hold it near me when I run. Thank you for this!!

With all the latest apps and tech out there, there shouldn't be any excuse for me to not use the treadmill in my basement. Plenty of stuff to listen to and apps to measure weight loss and exercise. Thanks Mobile Nations crew for kicking us into gear to get healthy.

with fitness month I've begun my training one again and have been going strong I've turned my body fat into muscle and have lost the facial great that made me feel the worst I'm confident and think I deserve a little reward.

I have honestly been trying to finetune my sleep pattern. I haven't had much luck at all. I tried everything, even being a zombie, but that didn't do much. I need to bike more, but since the damn cold is killing my dreams of biking a great distance all the time, I haven't had much of a valid chance or reason. I need to get more with the flow the best I can.

i use my phablet during all my workouts, gyms have some of the most awful playlists and tracks that do not help with maintaining concentration while working out. i've maintained my weight, but have converted a lot, and i mean A LOT of fat into muscle. i look and above all FEEL GREAT! thanx for the all the inspirations to keep me motivated!

All these fitness posts during mobile fitness month have really made me think about living a healthier life to be a better example for my son. With all these apps that are out there I can really get excited about living healthy. Hopefully that excitement will rub off on my son as he gets older.

I've been inspired to find a balance between my study time and exercise time. As a student, I always study hard to get good grade all the time, that's why I am lack of exercise. I will plan regular exercise throughout the year while still maintaining the balance between it and my academic life.

For a lot of us who keep up with current tech news and reviews and stuff it involves a lot of time on the computer and reading. Fitness and health usually got put on the back burner personally so Fitness month helped give ideas and insight and motivation to get back into it :)

Its been encouraging to learn about what other people have been doing to archive their fitness goals, im trying to incorporate some of their ideas into my routine, getting those recipes down and generally making better health choices!

My "balance" achievement this month is more towards balancing my emotion and treatment towards my mother and my wife. Both women had driven me crazy with their own childish and attention-getting attitude. I had achieved the ability to be more ignorant and enjoy what is essentially important to me. The rest of the "bla bla bla" finally managed to be filtered out automatically. This, I would say, is a very important balancing, which eventually improved my mental health.

Great! I needed something to kick start my fitness and re joining rowing. At 17 I lost to the gold medalist this year by 1.5 seconds in the u/23 so this fitness thing has inspired me to retrain but now with the medalist as he was one of my brothers former team members. I have started running with my sister on weekends (she has dropped 20kg), running to my sessions were i coach 14 year olds which is about 10km when i can, cycling to uni about another 20km every day, going rowing 5-6 mornings a week and when I have breaks a long ride.

IT has made me manage my sleep, i approximately get 8ish hours always told never less and if you cant just rest your eyes at you will be 95% of your sleep. So i go to bed 8:30ish - 9 and wake up about 5am for training. If I can I will have a nanna nap during the day.

As for food, I have cut a lot of junk out my system, big breakies after training porridge / cereal but I do have a few treats as my coach says since i dropped for 79kg to 71.8-73 (changes) and I am a light weight (72.5kg and below) I should keep my eating habbits right up so i don't go too light into the 60s.

In winter thanks to you kick starting my plan my coaches and former coachs at my old school i coach at have created to bulk me up muscle wise in winter. I am 2 weeks into rowing but a month or two into my general fitness which this comp made me not give up on. They say it takes a month to create a fitness habbit and you guys have helped me. So thank-you from Tom Fairclough

I am exercising six days a week for 35 minutes starting at the beginning of January. I am tracking my workouts with endomondo pro and tracking my calorie intake with myfitnesspal. Having the tracking software on my phone has helped with motivation. I feel stronger and more alert. I sleep better.

I got a fitbit based on a review I saw here and made a change in my diet. I'm eating less meat now. I've gone from 96 kilos down to 92. I'm happy and I think I will continue watching what I eat and what I do going forward.

Through all the apps and workout recommendations, as well as just living a healthier lifestyle mostly I've been motivated to get into the gym more and actually push myself. As for the future, it'll be a little more difficult but I plan on keeping up my gym time as much as possibly during my deployment.

I have a 15 month old Son and as a new parent in the last year I have had very little time to do any sort of physical activity let alone work out.. Before parenthood my wife and I would go play volleyball together, i would play hockey at least twice a week and probably hit the Gym 1 to 2 times a week. Since parenthood i am lucky if i can play hockey even once a week.

In the Month of December I got really Sick and it required me to have surgery and in bed rest for 4 weeks.. During this time it REALLY HIT ME HARD that i really need to make an effort with my wife to be healthy for our Son and future kids.. I don't want to be that Dad that can;t run around with my kids and be sick too early in my life to not be able to enjoy camping, hiking, hockey, etc etc... I want to be able to help my kids experience the most out of life away from sitting in front of a computer and chat on Facebook or playing video games (although there will be plenty of video gaming, there has to be a good BALANCE).

Fitness month has helped me actually get up and sign up for Hockey again, and helping watching the baby while my wife goes to work out and vice versa. We have changed our diets because our Son is starting to eat what we eat.. and we don't want him eating junk food all the time.

So Thanks Fitness Month for helping me realize that it's important to stay healthy and fit even with a busy schedule!

I always exercise but it is also reassuring to know that there are folks who take their health seriously. I've learnt a few tips from mobile nations that I plan on sharing with others as well as putting them in practise.

i dont use any apps to track my progress but i give all these insights to my mom and dad. well im really skinny so i just eat all i can to put some meat on them bones. But my dad used to over eat and now i told him how to go about with it and explained all the details about how it takes 20 min for the brain to tell us that our stomach is full. i also take them with me for a morning walk and i take my dog along as well. Feb fitness month was really great and gave me alot of info which i really didnt know. I am going to keep me and my family fit and healthy from now on :)

Talking about balance for the end of fitness month...
I balance a lot, a full time job working 50 hours a week, a second job working 30 hours a week, a wife to keep happy, and an active 4 year old that has soccer, tball, school, and play dates to organize.

on top of that I am training for the Chicago marathon, and after losing 160lbs I am lifting and running my way to be an inspirational role model for all the people who want to lose the weight and look good but keep thinking whatever they see on TV or hear on the radio is the newest fad. The diet industry is a vicious cycle and a horrible marketing monster that preys on the fact that they KNOW you will fail.

eat better, lift weights, do some cardio each week, and stop sitting on the couch.

I say this to a lot of people, I don't know who said it first, but I say it a lot.
There are more places on this planet that you have NOT seen than you have seen, go out, live your adventure, have purpose, win your race, see your sight...it's never too late to start living.

I would get an Iphone5, because it would help simplify my life with my wife/daughter/schedule for training/work/running
use endomodo, bodybot, google music, podcaster, music, HR monitor, nike run, and nike fuel if I had an Iphone(no android app)

Fitness month is awesome! From the apps you guys have suggested.. I selected 6 week training and my god! My chest has increased by 3 inches! Now no one calls me a skeleton! Thanks you guys :) THANK YOU MOBILE NATIONS!

I don't mean to brag and I dont mean to boast...j/k but the awareness was very helpful knowing I had my mobile community getting fit at the same time I am.

Steps I'v taken to drop 20 lbs in 26 days (from 235 to 215 and counting!):

#1) Watch "Forks Over Knives" and "Vegucated" on Netflix (mobile)
#2) Go Peskatarian, Take Corella (anti-mercury) with your salmon or albacore! $4 per half pound at the salad bar in your grocery store. Also the Chipolte veggie bowl is $6.82. I did zero exercise in my first week.
#3) Buy the armband for your mobile and use Map my Run/Ride and Zombies, Run!
#4) Sideload P90X on your phone and use it during your lunch break. You need a towel and a yoga mat.
#5) Enjoy the compliments that come with your new lifestyle!

It's reminded me that I need to keep fit during university. With lots of classes and work I don't have much free time, but Fitness Month has kept keeping in shape on my mind. I haven't lost any weight, because at 19 years old and my size, I don't need to, but I have maintained my weight and fitness.

It is due to all the fitness tips I got....that I was so impressed I made an account here...now I am a glad member :)
Thank you Mobile Nations Fitness Month for changing my wrong habits and helping me adopt new healthy habits :)

All my life I have been one of those guys that are anything and any amount but still stayed in shape. All that changed when I hit the big 40 and since then I have had to watch my diet. Your advice summed it up all in one word; Balance. I was not the very physical type but now I exercise a little, watch what I eat, and don't party as hard as I use too. Everything in moderation.

After the merry-gorge-round that is the winter/holiday season, (Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Years) I was a real tubb-ster. But throughout fitness month I've been diligent in maintaining a solid workout regimen in addition to proper meals/portion control. Before participating in Mobile Fitness Month I didn't realize how much you could integrate technology into your routine. It made it fun and something I now look forward to.

Even though the month is over I'm going to continue this healthy lifestyle and make myself even better. 20lbs down, so far, and I've been in the best shape in years!

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